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literatelyalibrarian's Reviews (594)
*I received a finished copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
Not a lot of people know this about me, but I am a sucker for Cinderella retellings - whether they be movies or books. Some that I've read or seen have been really good, and others have been pretty cringe-worthy. This one, thankfully, fell under the "really good" category.
I'll be honest, this book took me a little while to get into, and the first little bit of this book had me worried that I would dislike it, or give it three stars or less, but I stuck it out, and I am so glad I did because this book did not disappoint.
One major thing that made me love this book was that there wasn't a huge focus on the love story. A lot of times in YA books, our main character is so focused on getting the love interest to fall for them, and it gets a bit boring to read that over and over and over again. This book dove into deeper, more meaningful topics; and one of the main conflicts was between Tatum, and her best friend, Ashlyn. I loved the organic nature of their fight, and how they worked through things. It wasn't a quick fix and then everything fell into place, they had to work for where they ended up.
Another thing was the integration of the wicked step-mother and step-sister(s) and the fairy godmother. In this retelling, there is only one step-sister, and if I'm honest, I think I preferred it that way. I loved how things ended between those two and Tatum, and I think that it was very realistic as well. Also, can I just say how much I love the fairy godmother in this story?! She is a blessing from the Lord above, and I think that she is one of my top fairy godmother characters ever.
Another thing, this book is such a quick, fun read - but it also packs quite the punch. There are so many underlying themes of family, friends, and forgiveness (alliteration yay!), and I think the way in which the various topics were handled was very realistic.
Although I said this wasn't a love story, I have to admit that I really did like the love interest - he was pretty cute. And I love in the end when the title of the story made perfect sense. Honestly, there is nothing more satisfying than that.
Overall, I give this book 3/5 stars, and I loved how real this book was. I strongly suggest checking it out if you haven't already. Thank you so much to NetGalley for this great read!
Not a lot of people know this about me, but I am a sucker for Cinderella retellings - whether they be movies or books. Some that I've read or seen have been really good, and others have been pretty cringe-worthy. This one, thankfully, fell under the "really good" category.
I'll be honest, this book took me a little while to get into, and the first little bit of this book had me worried that I would dislike it, or give it three stars or less, but I stuck it out, and I am so glad I did because this book did not disappoint.
One major thing that made me love this book was that there wasn't a huge focus on the love story. A lot of times in YA books, our main character is so focused on getting the love interest to fall for them, and it gets a bit boring to read that over and over and over again. This book dove into deeper, more meaningful topics; and one of the main conflicts was between Tatum, and her best friend, Ashlyn. I loved the organic nature of their fight, and how they worked through things. It wasn't a quick fix and then everything fell into place, they had to work for where they ended up.
Another thing was the integration of the wicked step-mother and step-sister(s) and the fairy godmother. In this retelling, there is only one step-sister, and if I'm honest, I think I preferred it that way. I loved how things ended between those two and Tatum, and I think that it was very realistic as well. Also, can I just say how much I love the fairy godmother in this story?! She is a blessing from the Lord above, and I think that she is one of my top fairy godmother characters ever.
Another thing, this book is such a quick, fun read - but it also packs quite the punch. There are so many underlying themes of family, friends, and forgiveness (alliteration yay!), and I think the way in which the various topics were handled was very realistic.
Although I said this wasn't a love story, I have to admit that I really did like the love interest - he was pretty cute. And I love in the end when the title of the story made perfect sense. Honestly, there is nothing more satisfying than that.
Overall, I give this book 3/5 stars, and I loved how real this book was. I strongly suggest checking it out if you haven't already. Thank you so much to NetGalley for this great read!
I am so thankful that Saroo's story is able to be shared with everyone. I am dying to watch the movie adaptation of this now.
I freaking love Goldy Moldavsky. I read Kill the Boy Band last summer and it was so much fun. This book, thankfully, was no exception - I loved it so much. It's so weird, and quirky, and fun and that's exactly how Goldy's writing is. Also, I'm obsessed with crossover in contemporary books (i.e. Morgan Matson and Becky Albertalli) and in this book the ex-boyfriend of a character was in the last book. I love it!!
*DNF (I made it to page 165)
I can't justify giving this book less than two stars because there were some part that were enjoyable. However, overall, this book was just so unrealistic. I found Alice to be very annoying and unlikeable, and Teddy was so frivolous and childlike. The only person I really liked in this story was Leo - I think he deserves his own book.
I can't justify giving this book less than two stars because there were some part that were enjoyable. However, overall, this book was just so unrealistic. I found Alice to be very annoying and unlikeable, and Teddy was so frivolous and childlike. The only person I really liked in this story was Leo - I think he deserves his own book.
Meh. It wasn't terrible, but I also don't think I really liked it. It's a very forgettable read, and everything came together way too quickly.
